Monthly Archives: December 2008

Dat Nguyen’s grandma celebrates 100th

Sa Thi Nguyen, the grandmother of former Dallas Cowboys star Dat Nguyen, turned 100 on December 28 and had a celebration with her family, reports the Corpus Christi Caller-Times here. Dat Nguyen, born in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas a few months … Continue reading

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Dubious honor: Viet makes Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird

The year-end edition, here, of Chuck Shepherd‘s long-running syndicated column “News of the Weird” includes this item about a Vietnamese-American who makes his own (but not the only) contribution to shattering the myth that Asians are good at math: Muoi … Continue reading

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Viet high-school footballer named Player of the Year, AP’s All-State

Senior running back Peter Nguyen from Bellevue High School in Washington was named the (Class 3A) Player of the Year by the AP while also selected for All-State offense, according to the Bellevue Reporter here. That’s Nguyen in the picture, … Continue reading

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New York Viet won the lottery

The drawing came just in time for Christmas cheers. Hieu Tran, 38, of South Buffalo NY won the jackpot for the “In the Money” instant scratch-off game, reports the Buffalo News here. Tran won $1 million, which will payout at … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas everybody!

Merry Christmas!

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V.A. player on U.S. national team to play for Vietnamese club

One of the U.S.’s top young soccer star, a Dallas-born Vietnamese-American, is trying out to play in Vietnam for the country’s champion club, reports Sports Illustrated here. Lee Nguyen, 22, one of USA soccer’s hottest young stars, is trying out … Continue reading

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Goodbye Hung Phuong Nguyen – Hello Hung Phuong Nguyen

Hung Phuong Nguyen, the representative of Van Tran who spent $5,000 of his boss’s money on radio air time accusing people (mostly Janet Nguyen and Andrew Do) of being commies, ran out of cash (and usefulness) after the election and … Continue reading

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Viet man strangled Mom, confessed

A Garden Grove Viet man got into an argument with his 71-year-old mother on the eve of his 30th birthday and strangled her to death, reports KCBS-2 here. Richard Nguyen, who turned 30 today, was arrested on Sunday on charges … Continue reading

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